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Smith, John Lyman

farmer, clergyman, legislator, was born Oct. 22, 1855, in Salt Lake City, Utah. He was one of the first settlers of southern Idaho, and served an honorable term in the third session of the Idaho legislature during 1894- 95. He was successful in carrying through a bill providing an appropriation for an eastern portion of the State Normal, which is now one of the finest buildings in eastern Idaho. He was the means of having an academy in Oakley; is now superintending the building of a tabernacle; and is an acting bishop in the mormon church.

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